The mantra that defines what it means to buy, hold, and use bitcoin long term. — Stay Humble and Stack Sats There’s a saying in bitcoin… Bitcoiners live by it. It’s helpful in bull markets. It’s helpful in bear markets. It’s a simple yet profound sentiment that transcends investment strategy and bleeds into a more holistic way of life. It goes like this: Stay humble. Stack sats. Stay Humble Part one — stay…

Is the recent bitcoin and crypto market rally sustainable? — Bull run? Bear trap? Either way, bitcoin hit six month highs near $25,000 this week. The 2023 rally that saw bitcoin gain 30% in January has continued into February. The Last 6 Months So… What happened the last six months? Sept: Ethereum Merge Oct: Whitepaper Turns 14 Nov: FTX Collapse… Dec: Crypto Contagion Jan…

What It Is and Why It Matters — The Bitcoin Halving Bitcoin is digital money. Like all forms of money, bitcoin has monetary policies. One of bitcoin’s essential monetary policies is its fixed total supply limit of 21 million bitcoin. There will only ever be 21 million bitcoin in existence. One of bitcoin’s other key monetary policies is directly related to…

Bitcoin and Crypto — Not your keys, not your coins. 2022 Goodbye 2022, hello 2023! “Not your keys, not your coins.” It’s the biggest takeaway of the year. Bitcoin held on an exchange is just a credit for those coins — an IOU. The entire point of bitcoin is to avoid third party custodians such…

Reactions to FTX — “From compromised systems integrity and faulty regulatory oversight abroad, to the concentration of control in the hands of a very small group of inexperienced, unsophisticated and potentially compromised individuals, this situation is unprecedented.” Former Enron restructuring CEO John Ray III has taken over FTX. …

“I am not Dorian Nakamoto.” — Searching for Satoshi “I am not Dorian Nakamoto.” On March 7, 2014, Satoshi Nakamoto resurfaced after years of silence. The creator of bitcoin sent a reply to a BitcoinTalk Forum post he first started in 2009. His reply was a short sentence that read “I am not Dorian Nakamoto.” Newsweek Less than two months…

An Easy Guide to Bitcoin Storage — Holding Bitcoin Off Exchanges How you hold your bitcoin is important. There are many ways to do it, and they all come with varying degrees of risk. Let’s discuss the most secure way to hold bitcoin — self-custody. To do that, we’ll first cover what a cryptocurrency exchange is and why there are risks…

Protect Yourself With Bitcoin Best Practices — Bad news first. Then, the good news : ) The Bad News Mt. Gox On February 24, 2014, the world’s largest bitcoin exchange suspended trading. It was the beginning of the end for a company that at one time processed an estimated 80 percent of all global bitcoin transactions. The exchange was called Mt. Gox. …

An Easy Guide to Bitcoin Storage — Holding Bitcoin Off Exchanges How you hold your bitcoin is important. There are many ways to do it, and they all come with varying degrees of risk. Let’s discuss the most secure way to hold bitcoin — self-custody. To do that, we’ll first cover what a cryptocurrency exchange is and why there are risks…